Smoking

[jaysmith]

Didn't realize it was. However, it's still a bad comparison. How do you hold a fart? I know I can't. They happen whether or not you want them to.

what the hell? who CAN"T hold in farts? my sympathies to your friends and immediate family.

 

[sushi]

Note to self: Strike leekohler off list of MacRumors users I'd like to meet..

( !)

Especially in a small room!

 

[zap2]

what the hell? who CAN"T hold in farts? my sympathies to your friends and immediate family.

never the less a fart is not something you choice to have(maybe you can put it off a little but its still coming ) but its a natural thing, while smoking is a 3rd party thing

 

[Electro Funk]

I hate smoking and inconsiderate smokers... but your spot on...

As long as you dont flip out when someone says something when you are smoking in a non smoking area (not saying you do)

EDIT: just saw your "light up 5 cigs and blew it in their face" comment.... Lucky i wasnt there as you would be farting smoke for a month

did you happen to read that i was sitting in the tiny smoking section of the restaurant that was located in the bar???????

there were 75 other tables in the non smoking section she could have sat at and been completely smoke free....

i am actually a very consderate smoker.... i dont want to offend people...

fact of the matter is, if you dont like smoke, dont sit in the smoking section and then rudely yell at someone for smoking.... enough said....

 

[Electro Funk]

So, just out of curiousity, I wonder if Mr. Funk would have any problem using his two legs to walk away from his meal at a restaurant if I were to exercise my right to fart?

And what if he complained too me, and rather than politely holding them in, I clenched up and started pushing out the nastiest, stinkiest farts I could muster?

No problem right? He'd just up and leave if that happened? I mean, there's no law against farting, right?

actually, i would have probably spit out my drink and food and burst out in laughter! Then i would have light up a newport just to see if we would all go up in flames from all the methane that was released from your arse!

 

[Electro Funk]

Folks like you are what give smokers a bad name.

I've been around smokers most of my life. Most are sensitive to non-smoker issues and will adjust when possible.

funny thing is, she went and got the manager of the restaurant to complain that i was smoking too much and it was bothering her....

you know what the managers answer was?

Then why did you request a table in the bar (which is the smoking section)...

she then got mad at the manager and asked to have her meal comped or she would never visit the establishment again....

he said no and have a nice day!

 

[Electro Funk]

I was commenting on your post in general.

Unfortunately, your response is exactly what I expected it to be. No surprises there.

The key is for tolerance and understanding on both sides.

As for your comment above, while I wasn't there and only know of the situation based on your comments, smoking 5 cigarettes and blowing smoke in response to the lady is a rather immature response on your part.

Get of your soapbox and cool down.... i did not light the 5 ciggys until she bothered me for a good 45 minutes about smoking in the smoking section...

if it was a non smoking restaurant/bar i woould have walked outside to smoke..... fact of the matter is i was sitting in the SMOKING SECTION...

can you read???? do you know what that means????

 

[iGav]

smoking shrinks dicks. True.

 

[BakedBeans]

did you happen to read that i was sitting in the tiny smoking section of the restaurant that was located in the bar???????

there were 75 other tables in the non smoking section she could have sat at and been completely smoke free....

i am actually a very consderate smoker.... i dont want to offend people...

fact of the matter is, if you dont like smoke, dont sit in the smoking section and then rudely yell at someone for smoking.... enough said....

I did agree, and said you were 'spot on' (which means right ) to be pissed off, you were in thet right until you went out of your way to deliberately blow smoke at people eating there meal...

I'm not saying you were wrong in the initial.... just the reaction wouldnt have sit nicely with me.

then again, i would not have seen it because i sit in the non smoking section

 

[blackfox]

hmmm...sooner or later, these threads always bring out the worst on both sides of the issue.

I smoke, and for a very good reason(s).

If I didn't smoke, I would just be too damn attractive to all the ladies out there, making my life more complicated than it already is.

By smoking, however, my smoky aroma and bad teeth (esp. since I am English), tend to bring only women who have either (a) bad taste, or (b) low standards.

Which is perfect. I also get to play up the jerk/badboy-angle, since I am a still a smoker, in this day-and-age, yet women feel secure around me, knowing that they could always run away and I would never be able to catch them after the first 20 meters - as I would be too out of breath.

Which side am I on?

 

[Electro Funk]

I did agree, and said you were 'spot on' (which means right ) to be pissed off, you were in thet right until you went out of your way to deliberately blow smoke at people eating there meal...

I'm not saying you were wrong in the initial.... just the reaction wouldnt have sit nicely with me.

then again, i would not have seen it because i sit in the non smoking section

maybe i failed to mention that she bitched and complained to me for a good 20 minutes before i started to blow smoke in their direction....

i am actually a very nice guy to everyone i meet.... but when some old blue hair sitting in the smoking section annoys me for a good 20 minutes about smoking when there a 20+ other people smoking in the same area then i get annoyed myself.... (hence the 5 ciggys and tons of smoke heading her way )

i now live in florida where you can not smoke in any restaurant unless they sell 50% more alcohol than food.... which basically means if you serve food there is no smoking.... i have no problem walking outside to have a smoke... furthermore i dont mind waiting until im done with my meal and have one on the way home..... BUT..... if im sitting in a bar where smoking is allowed, watching a game and having some drinks and appetizers, i am going to smoke a few ciggs.... if you dont like the smoke, go sit somewhere else.....

enough said.....

 

[sushi]

enough said.....

You know, it would have been nice if you told the whole story at first.

That way we all would have better understood the situation.

However, to be up front, I am wondering just how much you are changing your story based on feedback.

For example, first you said this in response to one of my posts:

i did not light the 5 ciggys until she bothered me for a good 45 minutes about smoking in the smoking section...

And then you said the following in response to BakedBeans:

maybe i failed to mention that she bitched and complained to me for a good 20 minutes before i started to blow smoke in their direction....

Not trying to nitpick, but if your story changes as you tell it, er. re-tell it, how can we make reasonable replies? I'll give ya a hint, it's very difficult.

It looks like the person in question sat in a smoking section and complained about your smoking. After some time, you responded by lighting 5 cigs and blowing smoke in her face.

You both were wrong, she for complaining and you for blowing smoke at her. Neither was a mature response.

Anyhow, I am sure that your story will change again so it is really a moot point to keep discussing this.

 

[leekohler]

You know, it would have been nice if you told the whole story at first.

That way we all would have better understood the situation.

However, to be up front, I am wondering just how much you are changing your story based on feedback.

For example, first you said this in response to one of my posts:



And then you said the following in response to BakedBeans:



Not trying to nitpick, but if your story changes as you tell it, er. re-tell it, how can we make reasonable replies? I'll give ya a hint, it's very difficult.

It looks like the person in question sat in a smoking section and complained about your smoking. After some time, you responded by lighting 5 cigs and blowing smoke in her face.

You both were wrong, she for complaining and you for blowing smoke at her. Neither was a mature response.

Anyhow, I am sure that your story will change again so it is really a moot point to keep discussing this.

Not to nitpick, but I got that she was being rude the first time he posted. No- his response was not mature, but I can't say I wouldn't have done the same after being bothered like that. However, I would have most likely told her to go sit in non-smoking and ****.

 

[Electro Funk]

You know, it would have been nice if you told the whole story at first.

That way we all would have better understood the situation.

However, to be up front, I am wondering just how much you are changing your story based on feedback.

For example, first you said this in response to one of my posts:



And then you said the following in response to BakedBeans:



Not trying to nitpick, but if your story changes as you tell it, er. re-tell it, how can we make reasonable replies? I'll give ya a hint, it's very difficult.

It looks like the person in question sat in a smoking section and complained about your smoking. After some time, you responded by lighting 5 cigs and blowing smoke in her face.

You both were wrong, she for complaining and you for blowing smoke at her. Neither was a mature response.

Anyhow, I am sure that your story will change again so it is really a moot point to keep discussing this.

look man/or kid, not sure... the time is irrevelent.... if you are calling me a liar we have a new issue on our hands.... was telling a quick story regarding smoking.... i could care less if you belive me or not... what i can tell you is get down off your soap box and quit nitpicking my posts to death....

fact of the matter is she was in the smoking section complaining about me smoking....

i really dont give a flying fu*k if you think im rude or immature....

Edit.... deleted a few things that probably did make me sound immature.....

 

[sushi]

Not to nitpick, but I got that she was being rude the first time he posted. No- his response was not mature, but I can't say I wouldn't have done the same after being bothered like that. However, I would have most likely told her to go sit in non-smoking and ****.

After 20, 45 or ? minutes, it would have gotten old for sure.

I think this is a good example of where it is best to completely illustrate a situation when posting.

My view of the situation has definitely changed since I started replying to his posts.

...and yes, I may have acted immature in his situation as well.

 

[Josh]

look man/or kid, not sure... the time is irrevelent.... if you are calling me a liar we have a new issue on our hands.... was telling a quick story regarding smoking.... i could care less if you belive me or not... what i can tell you is get down off your soap box and quit nitpicking my posts to death....

fact of the matter is she was in the smoking section complaining about me smoking....

i really dont give a flying fu*k if you think im rude or immature....

I am actually a very nice guy until some little punk ass calls me a liar and implies that i am making up and changing my story as i go.....

so go ahead and report my post now.... il be waiting to hear from a mod.....

Just pointing out that calling people names and refering to them as "kids," all while reminding others that you are "a very nice mature guy" is absolutely futile.

Regardless of how ridiculous your story is, how immature your actions were, your posts make me question whether or not you were able to legally buy those "5 ciggs."

Not nit-picking

 

[sushi]

look man/or kid, not sure... the time is irrevelent.... if you are calling me a liar we have a new issue on our hands.... was telling a quick story regarding smoking.... i could care less if you belive me or not... what i can tell you is get down off your soap box and quit nitpicking my posts to death....

fact of the matter is she was in the smoking section complaining about me smoking....

i really dont give a flying fu*k if you think im rude or immature....

I am actually a very nice guy until some little punk ass calls me a liar and implies that i am making up and changing my story as i go.....

Temper. Temper. Temper.

Sorry that you think of me a little punk ass because I was merely reflecting your posting. I guess for some time is not important. For some of us it is based on our occupations/hobbies/etc.

Anyhow, maybe next time it would be best to describe the whole story at first then we all can understand the situation better. In fact if you had done this most of us would probably understand why you did what you did. We may even agree with you on what you did.

Anyhow, take a chill pill. It's only a message board.

so go ahead and report my post now.... il be waiting to hear from a mod.....

Naw. You go ahead and report yourself.

 

[Electro Funk]

Temper. Temper. Temper.

Sorry that you think of me a little punk ass because I was merely reflecting your posting. I guess for some time is not important. For some of us it is based on our occupations/hobbies/etc.

Anyhow, maybe next time it would be best to describe the whole story at first then we all can understand the situation better. In fact if you had done this most of us would probably understand why you did what you did. We may even agree with you on what you did.

Anyhow, take a chill pill. It's only a message board.


Naw. You go ahead and report yourself.

if you noticed i edited my post before both you and josh quoted me....

yes, i got a bit out of control.... so i do apologize for that....

but i will stick to my guns....my story is true and i wont stand by and say nothing when someone is calling me a liar.....

 

[Electro Funk]

Just pointing out that calling people names and refering to them as "kids," all while reminding others that you are "a very nice mature guy" is absolutely futile.

Regardless of how ridiculous your story is, how immature your actions were, your posts make me question whether or not you were able to legally buy those "5 ciggs."

Not nit-picking

i did not get "futile" until sushi accused me of changing my story after getting feedback from other people which was certainly not the case....

look at my other posts on this forum.... i have never argued with anyone regarding anything! i was here telling a smoking story and he basically called me a liar.... so yes i got a little crazy.... if you noticed i deleted those comments before you both posted (or as you were typing) your responses.....

and for the record, i ws old enough to buy ciggys 15 years ago....

 

[MultiM]

Wow, that was fun...I would definately have been rude/immature too, if I still smoked. Now i can be a rude/immature non-smoker! Even more fun.

BTW: I quit 7 years ago for the last and final time. If you are going to quit, the only way to do it is to actually make the decision to. Obviosly I haven't read this thread for a day or 2, but what the heck...

 

[auxplage]

Thank you to everyone that actually made this thread worthwhile.

It ended up doing much better than I anticipated.

 

[Electro Funk]

Thank you to everyone that actually made this thread worthwhile.

It ended up doing much better than I anticipated.

Glad i could help!

Actually i would like to apologize to Sushi and Josh for jumping down their throats today.... was a bad day for me and should not have taken it out on any of the members of this fine community....

 

[rickvanr]

Cigarettes? No.

Cigars? Yes.

Pipe? Yes.

Neither of which are a habit, just every now and again.

 

[XNine]

If you ask me the whole "War on Smoking" is like the "War on drugs." People figured out they can't do anything about drugs running in the streets, so they target something that has pretty much bolstered the American economy since its inception.

When did I start? Too young, that's for sure. I was 12. I look at my nephew now, he's 13 and I can't believe I started smoking at his age. It's been twelve years now. Surely if I were to find out smoking, he'd get slapped in the back of the head.

Personally, I don't give a **** if someone is a smoker or not. If you don't smoke, naturally I won't smoke in your car or home, and will try to stand a few feet away from you so you're not immersed in it. But don't lecture me on quitting, or cancer, or money, cos I don't care.

What I've loved is being able to walk into a restaurant when there's 40 people waiting for a seat and go straight to the bar, sit down, order a drink and food and be gone before any one of those people gets an appetizer. Now THAT is service.

 

[OutThere]

What I've loved is being able to walk into a restaurant when there's 40 people waiting for a seat and go straight to the bar, sit down, order a drink and food and be gone before any one of those people gets an appetizer. Now THAT is service.

I can do the same...smoke doesn't bother me 90% of the time. I grew up dealing with the smell and burn of it when we were in Europe (on the street/cafes/restaurants/hotels...).

The only thing about smoking that really bothers me is when I'm interested in a girl, and I find out she smokes. Kissing a smoker = puke. *barfs*

That said, I can stay away from smokers and I could care less what they do....so tempting sometimes though...